Walleye are better than musky

[Slab_Supper]

Please discuss...

[fish_hunt_guy]

They are both fun to catch. But I will say once you catch a monster Musky you are hooked for life

[pushbutton]

A fish is a fish is a fish. Ultimately, fish them for what ever reason floats your boat. Walleyes are basically braggin rights in this part of the world.....for whatever reason they are king. They do taste good, plenty others that taste good as well, but a snoopy poles can handle the fight. Suppose the skis are kind of in the same category, but on the opposite end. Yes, a great fighting fish, but personally do not have the attention span for 10,000 casts and to be happy with a follow, when I can do easier equal battle with something like a carp.

[Slab_Supper]

Walleye taste better. Although I have only eaten musky once.

[DTro]

Better at what?

[Slab_Supper]

Better at what?

Eating other walleye.

[Slab_Supper]

Eating other walleye.

[harvey lee]

All depends on what one is looking for in a fish, Fight goes to the muskie but eating beats it all the way. What else can there be?

Heck, a marlin beats a muskie and one could go on and on as far as what is better.

All in the eye's of the fisherman, heck a big gill on a utra light rod can give up the same fight. I have fished for muskie and boated them but they did not float my boat.

[Deet]

Pound for pound I don't think muskies fight very hard, but it's difficult to compare them to others since I'm always using an 8 ft XH rod with 80 lb test and 22 lb drag. the fight is usually pretty short. but I would guess a 10 lb walleye would be like dragging in a clam with musky gear.

Muskies are my favorite to target because of the sense of accomplishment when I put one in the net. You have to do a LOT of things right, most of the time, to reach that goal. The encounters are few, and typically your actions during that encounter have to be just right to get the hit, and then you have to do things just right to keep them hooked until they hit the net.

On the other hand, catching a whole mess of walleyes and then keeping a few to fry up - that is darn fun too!

Each has its place in my heart and a time on my calendar.

[RuKiddingMe]

I think Deet pretty much nailed it on the comparison for me.

[FowlSki]

Apples are better than oranges....please discuss...

[eyeguy 54]

grapefruit are much better than either.

[RumRiverRat]

Walleye and Musky are invasive species in many of the lakes they are stocked in.

[Slab_Supper]

Which has cost you more money, walleye gear or musky gear?

For me walleyes have swallowed up a lot of my extra coin.

[CaptainMusky]

Which has cost you more money, walleye gear or musky gear?

For me walleyes have swallowed up a lot of my extra coin.

Musky tackle has cost me the most money overall, but annually walleye costs more because much of the stuff needs to be replaced when considering live bait rigs, hooks, weights, etc.

Bait also is a major expense.

I itemized all my musky gear this time since it was all stolen 4 years ago and I have over $4500 in dedicated musky gear, but it doesnt take much. 4 rod and reel combos will run you $300 - $500 a piece without batting an eye. Each reel has $30 worth of line on it, then add in the leaders at $5 a pop.

Thankfully I acquired this stuff over time and rarely buy anything new anymore. I even gave a way a bunch of stuff to a kid who was just getting started and he landed his first musky a 48" no less!!! So that was cool on both ends.

Deets pretty much nailed it on the fight comparison. I have caught mid-40's muskies on bass tackle and it gave me all I could handle and then some. With a 8 or 8.5' rod though and 100# braid on a reel with a good drag its really not that much of a deal for a fish of that size.

I caught a 29" walleye on musky gear and I thought I just had a clump of weeds on. I gave the rod a quick snap hoping the get the weeds off and the fish came up out of the water.

[DTro]

I had a walleye that appeared to be all of 29-30" on last night that spit the hook just as I was about to hoist it over the side of the boat. Waste of good flathead bait he ate.

[tolle141]

If you need to show an ROI for your hobby, you're in the wrong one lol

[CaptainMusky]

If you need to show an ROI for your hobby, you're in the wrong one lol

isn't that the truth! Lol

[Slab_Supper]

Which are easier to catch during flood conditions?

[FowlSki]

Which are easier to catch during flood conditions?

Walleyes are always easy to catch!